Academic Calendars - John A. Logan College

Find important academic dates, including when classes begin and end, holidays, advisement deadlines, final exam schedules and more.

Academic Calendars
Advisement Calendars
Final Exam Schedule

These calendars may be subject to change. Saturday classes will not meet November 29 and March 14.

Fall Session – 2025

Date	Event
Thursday & Friday, August 7-8	Fall Kick-Off
Monday, August 11	16-Week and First 8-Week Classes Begin
Monday, September 1	Holiday (Labor Day) – No Classes
Monday, September 8	12-Week Classes Begin
Friday, October 3	End of First 8-Week Classes
Monday, October 6	Second 8-Week Classes Begin
Tuesday, November 11	Holiday (Veteran’s Day) – No Classes
Monday to Saturday, November 24-29	Holiday (Thanksgiving) – No Classes
Friday, December 5	End of 2nd 8-Week,12-Week, and 16-Week Classes
Monday to Thursday, December 8-11	Final Exams

Winter Session 2025 – 2026

Date	Event
Monday, December 8, 2025 – Friday, January 2, 2026	Winter Session (4 weeks online courses)

Spring Session – 2026

Date	Event
Friday, January 9	Spring Kick-Off
Monday, January 12	16-Week and First 8-Week Classes Begin
Monday, January 19	Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) – No Classes
Monday, February 9	12-Week Classes Begin
Monday, February 16	Holiday (Presidents’ Day) – No Classes
Friday, March 6	End of First 8-Week Classes
Monday to Saturday, March 9-14	Spring Break – No Classes
Monday, March 16	Second 8-Week Classes Begin
Friday, April 3	Holiday (Good Friday) – No Classes
Friday, May 8	End of 2nd 8-Week,12-Week, and 16-Week Classes
Monday to Thursday, May 11-14	Final Exams
Saturday, May 16	Commencement

Summer Session – 2026

Date	Event
Monday, May 25	Holiday (Memorial Day) – No Classes
Tuesday, May 26	First 5-Week Classes Begins
Monday, June 8	8-Week Classes Begin
Thursday, June 18	Holiday (Juneteenth) – No Classes
Thursday, June 25	End of First 5-Week Classes
Thursday, June 25	Final Exams for First 5-Week Classes
Monday, June 29	Second 5-Week Classes Begins
Thursday, July 2	Holiday (4th of July) – No Classes
Thursday, July 30	End of 8-Week and Second 5-Week Classes
Thursday, July 30	Final Exams for 8-Week and Second 5-Week Classes

This calendar may be subject to change. Saturday classes will not meet November 28 and March 13.

Fall Session – 2026

Date	Event
Thursday & Friday, August 13-14	Fall Kick Off
Monday, August 17	16-Week and First 8-Week Classes Begin
Monday, September 7	Holiday (Labor Day) – No Classes
Monday, September 14	12-Week Classes Begin
Friday, October 9	End of First 8-Week Classes
Monday, October 12	Second 8-Week Classes Begin
Wednesday, November 11	Holiday (Veteran’s Day) – No Classes
Monday to Saturday, November 23-28	Holiday (Thanksgiving) – No Classes
Friday, December 11	End of 2nd 8-Week,12-Week, and 16-Week Classes
Monday to Thursday, December 14-17	Final Exams

Winter Session 2026 – 2027

Date	Event
Monday, December 14, 2026- Friday, January 8, 2027	Winter Session (4-Week Online Courses)

Spring Session – 2027

Date	Event
Friday, January 8	Spring Kick Off
Monday, January 11	16-Week and First 8-Week Classes Begin
Monday, January 18	Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) – No Classes
Monday, February 8	12-Week Classes Begin
Monday, February 15	Holiday (Presidents’ Day) – No Classes
Friday, March 5	End of First 8-Week Classes
Monday to Saturday, March 8-13	Spring Break – No Classes
Monday, March 15	Second 8-Week Classes Begin
Friday, March 26	Holiday (Good Friday) – No Classes
Friday, May 7	End of 2nd 8-Week,12-Week, and 16-Week Classes
Monday to Thursday, May 10-13	Final Exams
Saturday, May 15	Commencement

Summer Session – 2027

Date	Event
Monday, May 24	First 5-Week Classes Begins
Monday, May 31	Holiday (Memorial Day) – No Classes
Monday, June 7	8-Week Classes Begin
Thursday, June 17	Holiday (Juneteenth) – No Classes
Thursday, June 24	End of First 5-Week Classes
Thursday, June 24	Final Exams for First 5-Week Classes
Monday, June 28	Second 5-Week Classes Begins
Monday, July 5	Holiday (4th of July) – No Classes
Thursday, July 29	End of 8-Week and Second 5-Week Classes
Thursday, July 29	Final Exams for 8-Week and Second 5-Week Classes

This calendar may be subject to change. Saturday classes will not meet November 27 and March 11.

Fall Session – 2027

Date	Event
Thursday & Friday, August 12-13	Fall Kick Off
Monday, August 16	16-Week and First 8-Week Classes Begin
Monday, September 6	Holiday (Labor Day) – No Classes
Tuesday, September 7	12-Week Classes Begin
Friday, October 8	End of First 8-Week Classes
Monday, October 11	Second 8-Week Classes Begin
Thursday, November 11	Holiday (Veteran’s Day) – No Classes
Monday to Saturday, November 22-27	Holiday (Thanksgiving) – No Classes
Friday, December 10	End of 2nd 8-Week,12-Week, and 16-Week Classes
Monday to Thursday, December 13-16	Final Exams

Winter Session 2027 – 2028

Date	Event
Monday, December 13, 2027- Friday, January 7, 2028	Winter Session (4-Week Online Courses)

Spring Session – 2028

Date	Event
Friday, January 7	Spring Kick Off
Monday, January 10	16-Week and First 8-Week Classes Begin
Monday, January 17	Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) – No Classes
Monday, February 7	12-Week Classes Begin
Monday, February 21	Holiday (Presidents’ Day) – No Classes
Friday, March 3	End of First 8-Week Classes
Monday to Saturday, March 6-11	Spring Break – No Classes
Monday, March 13	Second 8-Week Classes Begin
Friday, April 14	Holiday (Good Friday) – No Classes
Friday, May 5	End of 2nd 8-Week,12-Week, and 16-Week Classes
Monday to Thursday, May 8-12	Final Exams
Saturday, May 13	Commencement

Summer Session – 2028

Date	Event
Monday, May 22	First 5-Week Classes Begins
Monday, May 29	Holiday (Memorial Day) – No Classes
Monday, June 5	8-Week Classes Begin
Monday, June 19	Holiday (Juneteenth) – No Classes
Thursday, June 22	End of First 5-Week Classes
Thursday, June 22	Final Exams for First 5-Week Classes
Monday, June 26	Second 5-Week Classes Begins
Tuesday, July 4	Holiday (4th of July) – No Classes
Thursday, July 27	End of 8-Week and Second 5-Week Classes
Thursday, July 27	Final Exams for 8-Week and Second 5-Week Classes

Saturday Sign-up	January 10
Walk-in Registration (Late nights Mon-Thurs until 6:00pm)	January 5-16
Spring Semester Begins: 16-week, 1st 8-week & 4-week A	January 12
Last day to register for 4-week A courses	January 12
Last day to register for 1st 8-week courses	January 13
Last day to drop 4-week A courses with 100% refund	January 14
Last day to register for 16-week courses	January 16
Last day to drop 1st 8-week courses with 100% refund	January 18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No Classes & Campus Closed	January 19
Last day to drop 16-week courses with 100% refund	January 25
Last day to drop 4-week A courses with a W grade	January 29

Last day for 4-week A courses	February 6
12-week & 4-week B courses begin	February 9
Last day to register for 4-week B courses	February 9
Final grades due for 4-week A courses	February 10
Last day to register for 12-week courses	February 11
Last day to drop 4-week B courses with 100% refund	February 11
Presidents’ Day – No Classes & Campus Closed	February 16
Last day to drop 12-week courses with 100% refund	February 18
Last day to drop 1st 8-week courses with a W grade	February 20
Last day to drop 4-week B with a W grade	February 25

Registration for Fall 2026 begins	March 2
Last day for 1st 8-week & 4-week B courses	March 6
Spring Break – No Classes	March 9-14
Final grades due for 4-week B courses	March 10
2nd 8-week & 4-week C courses begin	March 16
Last day to register for 4-week C courses	March 16
Last day to register for 2nd 8-week courses	March 17
Last day to drop 4-week C courses with 100% refund	March 18
Last day to drop 2nd 8-week courses with 100% refund	March 22

Last day to drop 4-week C with a W grade	April 1
Good Friday – No Classes & Campus Closed	April 3
Last day for 4-week C courses	April 10
4-week D courses begin & last day to register	April 13
Final grades due for 4-week C courses	April 14
Last day to drop 4-week D course with 100% refund	April 15
Last day for W grade in 12, 2nd 8-week & 16-week courses	April 17
Last day to drop 4-week D courses with W grade	April 29

Last day for 4-week D Courses	May 8
Last day for 2nd 8-week, 12-week & 16-week courses	May 14
Finals Week	May 11-15
Graduation Ceremony	May 16
Final grades due for all courses	May 19

Summer Tuition Deadline	May 15
Memorial Day – No Classes & Campus Closed	May 25
1st 5-week & 10-week courses begin	May 26
Last day to register for 1st 5-week courses	May 26
Last day to register for 1st 10-week courses	May 28
Last day to drop 1st 5-week courses with 100% refund	May 28

Last day to drop 10-week courses at 100% refund	June 1
Walk-in Registration (Late nights Mon-Thurs until 6:00pm)	June 1-9
8-week courses begin	June 8
Last day to register for 8-week courses	June 9
Last day to drop 8-week with 100% refund	June 14
Juneteenth – No Classes & Campus Closed	June 18
Last day to drop 1st 5-week courses with a W grade	June 18
Last day for 1st 5-week courses	June 25
2nd 5-week courses begin & last day to register for 2nd 5-week	June 29

Last day to drop 2nd 5-week courses with 100% refund	July 1
Independence Day – No Classes & Campus Closed	July 2
Fall Tuition Deadline	July 15
Last day to drop 8-week & 10-week courses with W grade	July 16
Last day to drop 2nd 5-week courses with W grade	July 23

Final grades due for all 5-week, 8-week & 10-week courses

August 4

Walk-in Registration (Late nights Mon-Thurs until 6:00pm)	August 10-21
Fall Semester begins: 16-week, 1st 8-week & 4-week A	August 17
Last day to register for 4-week A courses	August 17
Last day to register for 1st 8-week courses	August 18
Last day to drop 4-week A courses with 100% refund	August 19
Last day to register for 16-week courses	August 21
Last day to drop 1st 8-week courses with 100% refund	August 23
Last day to drop 16-week courses with 100% refund	August 30

Last day to drop 4-week A courses with a W grade	September 2
Labor Day – No Classes & Campus Closed	September 7
Last day for 4-week A courses	September 11
12-week courses begin	September 14
4-week B courses begin and last day to register for 4-week B	September 14
Last day to register for 12-week courses	September 16
Last day to drop 4-week B courses with 100% refund	September 16
Last day to drop 12-week courses with 100% refund	September 23
Last day to drop 1st 8-week courses with a W grade	September 25
Last day to drop 4-week B courses with a W grade	September 30

Registration for Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 begins	October 1
Last day for 1st 8-week and 4-week B courses	October 9
2nd 8-week courses begin	October 12
4-week C course begin and last day to register for 4-week C	October 12
Last day to register for 2nd 8-week courses	October 13
Last day to drop 4-week C courses with 100% refund	October 14
Last day to drop 2nd 8-week courses with 100% refund	October 18
Last day to drop 4-week C courses with a W grade	October 28

Last day for 4-week C courses	November 6
4-week D course begin and last day to register for 4-week D	November 9
Last day to drop 4-week D courses with 100% refund	November 11
Veterans Day – No Classes & Campus Closed	November 11
Last day to drop 2nd 8-week, 12 and 16-week with a W grade	November 20
Thanksgiving Break – No Classes	November 23-28
Thanksgiving Break – Campus Closed	November 25-27

Last day to drop 4-week D courses with a W grade	December 2
Last day for 4-week D, 2nd 8-week, 12 and 16-week courses	December 11
4-week E courses (Wintersession) begin and last day to register	December 14
Finals Week	December 14-17
Last day to drop 4-week E courses with 100% refund	December 16
Final grades due for all courses	December 21
Last day to drop 4-week E courses with a W grade	December 30

Links listed below are in PDF format.

2026 Summer Advisement Calendar

Final Exam Schedule: Spring 2026

Final examinations for Spring 2026 will be held Monday, May 11, 2026, through Thursday, May 14, 2026. Examinations are one hour and 50 minutes in length, and no regular classes will be scheduled during this period.

Final exams are scheduled by the starting time of the first lecture hour for the course. For example, if a course regularly meets at 8:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, the final exam is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13. If a student is scheduled for more than one exam at a time, they should request permission from the instructor to take the exam with another section of the same course. Additionally, if a student is scheduled for more than three final exams in one day, they may request reassignment of one or more exams through the Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs.

Monday, Wednesday or Friday

Time of Class	Date of Exam	Time of Exam
8:00 a.m. – 8:59 a.m.	Wednesday, May 13	8:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
9:00 a.m. – 9:59 a.m.	Monday, May 11	9:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:59 a.m.	Wednesday, May 13	10:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 11:59 a.m.	Monday, May 11	11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 12:59 p.m.	Wednesday, May 13	12:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 1:59 p.m.	Monday, May 11	1:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 2:59 p.m.	Wednesday, May 13	2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 3:59 p.m.	Monday, May 11	3:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
4:00 p.m. – 4:59 p.m.	Wednesday, May 13	4:00 p.m. – 5:50 p.m.

Tuesday or Thursday

Time of Class	Date of Exam	Time of Exam
8:00 a.m. – 9:29 a.m.	Thursday, May 14	8:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
9:30 a.m. – 10:59 a.m.	Tuesday, May 12	9:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
11:00 a.m. – 12:29 p.m.	Thursday, May 14	11:00 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:59 p.m.	Tuesday, May 12	12:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 3:29 p.m.	Thursday, May 14	2:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 4:59 p.m.	Tuesday, May 12	3:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.

Evenings

Day	Time of Class	Date of Exam	Time of Exam
Monday	5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Monday, May 11	6:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.
Tuesday	5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Tuesday, May 12	6:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m
Wednesday	5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Wednesday, May 13	6:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.
Thursday	5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Thursday, May 14	6:00 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.

Saturday Classes

Saturday classes will have their final exams on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at the times regularly scheduled for the classes.

Off-Campus Classes at High Schools

Off-campus classes will have their final exams during final exam week at the times regularly scheduled for the classes.